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Asylum Seekers claim on going trauma

Caroline Winter
Fri 7 Jun 2013, 8:23 PM AEST

Years after being granted permanent visas, many former asylum seekers are still suffering severe trauma which they say stems from time spent behind the razor wire. Some claim the experience in detention has damaged them for life and in some cases stopped them from integrating into the Australian community. As a result, a growing number are launching compensation claims against the Commonwealth.